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Old 07-09-2009, 04:15 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Apple tree problems

In article , Roger R wrote:
The apple tree in my garden is around 50 years old.
I am unable to identify the veriety as it doesn't seem to match the well
known ones, except to say that it is an apple for eating not cooking.

I read elsewhere that pear trees can live 2-300 years, but apple trees?


50 years is old.

Has this apple tree reached the end of its life or could there be something
else wrong?


Almost certainly both. I would bet on root damage, probably due to
fungal infestation. If so, there is no hope in a tree that age.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.